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Tolmin (Municipality, Slovenia)

Municipal flag of Tolmin - Images by Željko Heimer, 13 June 2006
Left, as shown by Stanič
Right, as shown in Banderas municipales de Eslovenia

Presentation of Tolmin
Flag of Tolmin
Coat of arms of Tolmin

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Presentation of Tolmin

Tolmin (12,405 inhabitants) had the municipality status before the 1990s. Among the natural features in the municipality is Tolminska korita, also called Dantejeva jama (Dante's Pit), that it is deemed to have been the inspiration for the description of the hell by the famous poet.

Željko Heimer, 13 June 2006

Municipal flag of Tolmin

According to Banderas municipales de Eslovenia, published in Banderas [ban] #58 (March 1996), the flag of Tolmin is prescribed in the Municipal Statues Statut Občine Tolmin, adopted on 28 January 1982.

The flag is light blue with the coat of arms in canton.
Stanič [stj05] shows a variation of the coat of arms and the flag shade, whereas the municipal website shows the usual blue shade background. These variations are probably used contemporarily.

Željko Heimer, 13 June 2006

Coat of arms of Tolmin

Coat of arms of Tolmin - Images by Željko Heimer, 13 June 2006
Left, as shown by Stanič
Right, as shown in Banderas municipales de Eslovenia

The coat of arms of Tolmin is in shield shape, and can be blazoned as follows:
Gules from embattled wall sable issuant flames or in base a curving path azure in bend sinister and two farming tools argent with broken handles fesswise, in chief dexter year 1713.

The coat of arms represents the 1713 peasants' uprising, one of the most important ones in the region.

Željko Heimer, 30 March 2000